My 17 month old daughter slaps me in the face.?

Ok Carly - she isnt gonna be totally traumatized by one event when she is so small. Next time grab her arm and tell her NO in a loud voice - you know the voice, the same one your Mom used on you to get your attention! We all make mistakes - and anyone on here who says differently is lying.

Quit crying about it and find yourself a mothers helper for a bit so you can get some sleep.

Im all for a smack on the butt when they deserve it, but YOU DO NOT SLAP A KID ACROSS THE FACE! You should be crying, and taking this as a lesson to get some help. Your child is too young for this, and if your getting to the point of so angry you don't know what your doing you need help and quickly.

She is a small child, you an adult. If she's freaking out and hitting put her in her room. Or you leave the room.

Go outside for a second. And I'm serious, go get help. We all do things we aren't proud of, and make mistakes as parents, but loosing ALL control over a tantrum means there are things happening that are only going to get worse.

I just reread that and wasn't overly helpful as to the help. Find a sitter, a mommy toddler group, ask daddy if he's around to take her for a while, if your having a hard time dealing with life overall and getting too stressed talk to the doctor, depression has many ways of showing itself. We all go through times with no sleep.

I had small children and was working graveyard shifts for years. Parents do all make mistakes, just face slapping is one of those things that gets under my skin.

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